Managing social capital as knowledge management – some specification and representation issues.
Journal Article
Davenport, E., Graham, M., Kennedy, J., & Taylor, K. (2005)
Managing social capital as knowledge management – some specification and representation issues. Proceedings of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 40, 101-108. doi:10.1002/meet.1450400113
‘Classic’ accounts of social capital have emerged
in accounts of stable networks or institutional
environments. These conditions do not apply in
the case of many firms – a cas...
Impact of bank funding on the growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing Sector
Thesis
Ogbonna, D. Impact of bank funding on the growth of Nigeria’s manufacturing Sector. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1516539
Several studies and theories have linked economic growth to finance and further posit that a well funded and supported manufacturing sector could transform the economic fortun...
Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China
Journal Article
Jaworski, P. M., Sliwinski, A., & Gao, S. S. (2014)
Emerging market financial services development: the case of leasing in Poland and China. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, 15, 365-382. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJIL.2014.062473
The aim of this paper is to present Polish and Chinese developments in this area in the period of 1999–2009 for the former and 2005–2008 the latter and then to compare both ma...
An analysis of the city centre car parking market:The supply side point of view
Thesis
Ferilli, G. An analysis of the city centre car parking market:The supply side point of view. (Thesis)
Edinburgh Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/3050
Parking plays an important role in mobility, access and the economic development of cities; at the same time, it is a profitable business for both the private and public secto...
Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory.
Thesis
Ahmad, N. S. M. Corporate Environmental Disclosure in Libya: Evidence and Environmental Determinism Theory. (Thesis)
Napier University. Retrieved from http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/2784
There is no doubt that in recent years Corporate Environmental Disclosure (CED) by corporations has received much attention among accounting academic researchers. However, rev...
Rail Freight in Great Britain – has privatisation made a noticeable difference?
Presentation / Conference
Cowie, J. (2012, January)
Rail Freight in Great Britain – has privatisation made a noticeable difference?. Presented at 44th Annual Conference of the University Transport Study Group, University of Aberdeen
This paper briefly outlines the main changes brought about by the Railways Act 1993 with regard to the rail freight sector and then examines development of the sector since th...
Social entrepreneurship and local economic development
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (2002)
Social entrepreneurship and local economic development
Social entrepreneurs can have an important role in the development of local communities. They effectively lead innovative and entrepreneurial changes in social organisations o...
Employer recruitment preferences and discrimination: a stated preference experiment.
Report
McQuaid, R. W., & Bergmann, A. (2008)
Employer recruitment preferences and discrimination: a stated preference experiment
This paper presents a novel approach of applying stated preference methods in the field of labour economics. Differences in behaviour and labour market disadvantage are connec...
Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room
Book Chapter
Gutu, M., Anastasiadou, C., Omar, M., & Osei, C. (2017)
Foreign Direct Investment in Zimbabwe and Botswana: the elephant in the room. In A. Ahmed (Ed.), Managing Knowledge and Innovation for Business Sustainability in AfricaPalgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41090-6_10
Purpose: In Sub-Saharan Africa, FDI performance is considerably different between Zimbabwe and its neighbouring countries. This chapter examines FDI determinants for Sub-Sahar...
The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration
Conference Proceeding
McQuaid, R. W. (1998)
The role of partnerships in urban economic regeneration
Partnerships to promote urban economic regeneration are widespread, but the theoretical basis of for understanding such partnerships is poorly developed. This paper presents a...